Technology

1. Students demonstrate creative and critical thinking, construct knowledge and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
   • Students use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues (Project Design)
   • Students identify trends and forecast possibilities (Analyze temperature and precipitation data and draw a conclusion based on that data)
2. Students use digital media and environments to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
   • Students communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats (Communicate data in table and graphical formats)
3. Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
   • Students plan strategies to guide inquiry (Work through a research checklist)
   • Students locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media (Collect and analyze data from a web resource, create a map using online resources)
   • Students evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.
   • Students process data and report results.
4. Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
   • Students collect and analyze data to identify solutions and / or make informed decisions.
5. Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
   • Students advocate and practice safe, legal and responsible use of information and technology.
6. Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.
   • Students understand and use technology systems.
   • Students select and use applications effectively and productively.
   • Students transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.

Math

1. Students formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them.
2. Students represent data using tables and graphs.
3. Students select and use appropriate statistical methods to analyze data.
4. Students compare different representations of the same data and evaluate how well each representation shows important aspects of the data.
5. Students develop and evaluate inferences and predictions based on data.
6. Students propose and justify conclusions and predictions based on data and propose methods to further investigate conclusions and / or predictions.

Science

1. Students identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigation or gathering of data.
2. Students design and conduct a scientific investigation.
3. Students use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze and interpret data.
4. Students develop descriptions, explanations, predictions and models using gathered evidence.
5. Students communicate scientific findings.
6. Students use mathematics in all aspects of scientific inquiry.